Alice Weidel
Leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the party's chancellor candidate in the 2025 federal election. The AfD has become the second-largest party in German polls.
Alice Weidel serves in the office of Leader of Alternative for Germany, a role that shapes how power is exercised, how institutions operate, and how political decisions are carried through in practice.
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Alice Weidel (born 1979) is Leader of Alternative for Germany, affiliated with Alternative for Germany. The office gives Alice Weidel a direct hand in how power moves through Germany.
1 tracked election on the record. Each one resets bargaining power, legitimacy, and how much of an agenda Alice Weidel can actually push.
Details
- birth year
- 1979
- office
- Leader of Alternative for Germany
- historical status
- current
Overview
Alice Weidel is the leader of the AfD and its chancellor candidate in 2025. A former Goldman Sachs economist, she leads a party that has become Germany's second-largest political force on an anti-immigration, Eurosceptic platform.
